South Africa

Deputy President Paul Mashatile will undertake a working visit to the AmaMpondo Kingdom on Tuesday, 19 August. 

The visit will take place at the Enyandeni Royal Palace in Libode, located within the Nyandeni Local Municipality in the OR Tambo District of the Eastern Cape.

During this visit, Mashatile will meet with His Majesty, King Ndlovuyezwe Ndamase of the AmaMpondo aseNyandeni. 

The theme of the visit is 'Traditional Leadership at the Centre of the Developmental Agenda and Social Cohesion through Cooperation with Government'.

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) and Association of Water and Sanitation Institutions in South Africa (AWSISA) have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC), marking a landmark step towards stronger collaboration in advancing water security and sustainable sanitation solutions.

Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina has welcomed the commitments secured at the inaugural African Union–Africa Water Investment Programme (AIP) Water Investment Summit, expressing confidence that more will be achieved in tackling Africa’s water challenges.

The South African government, led by President Cyril Ramaphosa, has concluded its participation in the 45th Ordinary Summit of Southern African Development Community (SADC) Heads of State and Government.

The first National Convention of the National Dialogue took place over two days of vibrant discussion, with over 1 000 delegates from over 200 organisations at the University of South Africa (Unisa) in Tshwane. 

The National Convention was convened by President Cyril Ramaphosa as the launch of the National Dialogue to engage all South Africans in a countrywide engagement on the challenges facing the country, and accelerated actions to forge a new vision and to agree on a programme of action to take the country forward. 

While security concerns persist in parts of southern Africa, the region remains “generally stable and peaceful”.

The City of Cape Town has announced that electricity has been switched on for the 46 families, who were recently relocated from Eskom’s National Transmission Company (NTCSA) Tower 37 site in Langa as part of efforts to improve living conditions.

Western Cape Infrastructure MEC Tertuis Simmers has handed over 20 Breaking New Ground (BNG) housing units to beneficiaries of the R113 million Bergsig housing project in Calitzdorp on Friday.

The City of Cape Town is calling on residents to comment on the draft Local Spatial Development Framework (LSDF) for Masiphumelele and the surrounding areas in the Far South.

The Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) session in Geneva, which aimed to deliver a binding global treaty on plastic pollution, ended without agreement on a global plastics treaty due to divisions between nations and procedural shortcomings.